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FeralShadow
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#41 - 2013-04-24 15:19:55 UTC
Interestingly enough, it didn't used to be this way. About 4 years ago Merc504 and myself tried to do the same thing as we are doing now. Trying to get recruits and trying to get contracts was like pulling teeth. I can't really be sure as to if there's a single thing that changed in this game, but I think primarily the reason there's so much more now is the increase in playerbase. There's 30k-40k people on at any given time now, and that's about double what it was when we originally tried out the merc thing. More people means more problems, more recruits, and more people willing to pay iskies.

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
MinkJax
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#42 - 2013-04-26 15:55:35 UTC
I hired these guys last Sunday (21st) to gank a Mining barge bot and they couldn't even do that. I believe they tried as I looked on the map and noticed in my system that 5 ships were destroyed that very night. Very rarely does any ships get blown up in my system. I think they tried, failed and were too embarrassed to say anything as I haven't heard a wink from them since. The contract still has the same bounty on his head and is mining as usual.

I lost some money and time but ho hum thats the way it goes. This is my first and probably last time I will be using mercs which is a real shame as I like the idea of being a snake and getting other people to do the dirty work but alas as the saying goes, If you want something done, you do it yourself. Now if any kind soul would point me to a decent gank ship setup, I would be most happy.

Merc504
Relapse Anonymous
Sedition.
#43 - 2013-04-27 07:04:25 UTC
We've been caught up with a contract in a separate region. Your contract will be taken care of shortly or your isk will be refunded. In no way have you lost any isk.
FeralShadow
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#44 - 2013-04-27 07:09:48 UTC
Indeed, we did attempt a suicide gank on the barge. Due to some oversight the gank alts couldn't pull enough dps to kill the mackinaw. So, while we're taking care of our current contract we've been skilling up the gank alts a bit more so we can have a better chance to kill the Mackinaw. I had believed at the time that we could kill it then continue on with the other contract (which was fast approaching) but since we had a failed attempt and it was a skill-related issue it had to be delayed. I wasn't aware you wanted it to be ganked in any particular timeframe, and like Merc said we are certainly happy to refund your isk if you wish us to.

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
MinkJax
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#45 - 2013-04-27 08:21:32 UTC
Well thanks for your honestly, (a honest merc!) You were quite confident it would be done that very night and when it wasn't and I heard nothing for a few days after that I was getting a little worried. A short evemail just to keep me in the loop would of been nice. The important thing is that you tried. Don't worry about the isk, besides it seems you boys need some new ships anyway.
Merc504
Relapse Anonymous
Sedition.
#46 - 2013-04-30 05:53:25 UTC
MinkJax wrote:
Well thanks for your honestly, (a honest merc!) You were quite confident it would be done that very night and when it wasn't and I heard nothing for a few days after that I was getting a little worried. A short evemail just to keep me in the loop would of been nice. The important thing is that you tried. Don't worry about the isk, besides it seems you boys need some new ships anyway.


Contract has been completed. Please check your eve-mail for confirmation and killmails.

Thanks,
-Merc
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